optophone

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US/ˈɑptəˌfoʊn/UK/ˈɒptəˌfəʊn/

noun

A device that transforms light into sound.

Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounoptophone (plural optophones)

plural optophones

  1. A device that transforms light into sound.
  2. A device, used by the blind, that scans text and generates a different sound for each character

Origin

From opto- + -phone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

topophone
Cite this entry
APA

optophone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optophone

MLA

“optophone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optophone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “optophone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optophone.

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